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FAN ADVISORY - UNO Announces Changes to Weekend Schedule (Apr. 23, 2013)
NEW ORLEANS – Nicholls State scored seven runs before the conclusion of their third trip to the plate, en route to defeating New Orleans 16-5 at Wesley Barrow Stadium on Tuesday night.
The first four runs came in the second inning for NSU (22-20) which tallied five hits and took advantage of a UNO (6-37) error in the frame. Mike Barba was 2-for-4 in the contest, including a two-run blast to cap the scoring in the inning.
In the third, the Colonels added three more runs to their count. Privateer starter
Stephen Potter (0-4) was held responsible for all seven runs on nine hits in three innings.
Alex Smith threw two scoreless innings of relief for UNO before the visiting squad increased their lead to 11-0 in the top of the sixth and 16-0 in the top of the eighth. A scoreless ninth for
Kyle Blancaneaux prevented NSU from adding any runs in the team's last trip to the plate.
UNO was unable to score a run against NSU pitcher Taylor Byrd (5-3), who departed after six scoreless innings on the mound. The Privateers had three hits against Byrd during his stint on the mound.
Grant Borne and Marc Picciola threw a scoreless inning apiece before UNO touched up Michael Baxter for five runs on four hits in the ninth inning.
Zacary Hawkins and
Andre Damiens had RBI singles to highlight the offensive production in the frame.
Hawins finished out 2-for-5 to match
Reese Kanter for game-high hitting honors for the Privateers. NSU received a 3-for-4 performance from Brandon Jackson with Keith Cormier and Cody Dufrene joining Barba with a pair of hits.
The Privateers will head on the road to face Jackson State on Wednesday at 6 p.m. UNO will return home to face LSU-Alexandria on Friday at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday at 12 p.m. Saturday's contest will feature Senior Day festivities just prior to first pitch.
NOTES
Zach Liberto extended his hitting streak to five straight games with a third inning single. Earlier this season, Liberto had a 10-game hitting streak…
Alex Smith has not allowed a single run in 8.2 innings of relief this season after throwing two innings in Tuesday's game.
